COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METHODS IN LAW FACT-FINDING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMH 6054 METHODS IN LAW FACT-FINDING COMPULSORY 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Public Law

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YUSUF KARAKOÇ

Offered to

Public Law

Course Objective

It is aim to teach that;
- Relations between science, thought, sense and research,
- Methods of formal and contexual analysis of principles of law,
- And ways and methods to appeal when principles of law work.
Also one of missions is to teach that compose original studies as thesis, essay and other studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to make preparation phases of composing thesis, essay and othes studies.
2   To be able to determine material facts and principles of law.
3   To be able to make comment about topics of scientific studies by having scientific ethic.
4   To be able to analyse legally and logically
5   To be able to argue material fact and principles of law.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Main informations of the course objektive and content ; To inform about methods of how to teach lesson.
2 Methods and content of methods; Science, scientific knowledge, social sciences and natural sciences.
3 Relations between science, thought, sense and research. To inform about topics of relation between law and moral.
4 To argue about being science of law.
5 Preparatory level of scientific studies, to compare documents.
6 To inform about levels of scientific studies, to determine objetives, ways and methods.
7 Implementation levels of scientific studies.
8 Midterm Exam
9 Rules about how to compose thesis, Originality in scientific moral and scientific studies, To determine topics of studies as thesis, essay, etc.
10 Originality in studies as thesis, essay, research etc.
11 Legal systems: To explain basic principles of law, politics of law, relation between national and international law.
12 To determine material facts
13 To determine principle of law in relations with material facts.
14 To determine results of material facts and methods in relation with principles of law and material facts
15 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Main source:Aynur YONGALIK- Yaşar KARAYALÇIN; Hukukda Öğretim - Kaynaklar - Metod Problem Çözme, (Bankacılık ve Ticaret H. Araş. E.), Ankara 2008.
Subsidiary sources: 1. Ernest E. HIRŞ,; Pratik Hukukta Metot, (Bankacılık ve Ticaret H. Araş. E.), Ankara 2012.

2. Yasemin IŞIKTAÇ; Hukuk Normunun Mantıksal Analizi, 2.Bası, (Filiz Kitabevi), Istanbul 2004.
3. Yasemin IŞIKTAÇ-Sevtap METIN, Hukuk Metodolojisi, Istanbul, Şubat 2012.
4. Ali Nazım SÖZER; Hukukta Yöntembilim, (Beta Yayınları), Istanbul 2011.
5. Âmiran KURTKAN, Sosyal Ilimler Metodolojisi, Istanbul, 1978.
6. Muhammed GAZALI, Mustafa Islam Hukuk Metodolojisi Cilt: 1, (Klasik Yayınları), Istanbul 2007.
7. Muhammed GAZALI, Mustafa Islam Hukuk Metodolojisi Cilt: 2, (Klasik Yayınları), Istanbul 2007.
8. Selahattin KEYMAN, Hukuka Giriş ve Metodoloji, Doruk Kitabevi,. Ankara 1981.
9. Nihat ERIM, Hukuk Ilminde Metot, (Siyasi Ilimler Mecmuası, S.11), s.284-291.
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lectures

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 34 34
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 220

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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